Martinborough Wine and Wild Coast: Scenic Wine Tastings and Sightseeing in Wellington

Embark on a full-day tour in Wellington, exploring the scenic Martinborough wineries and the wild coast. Enjoy wine tastings, visit a seal colony, and marvel at the breathtaking views from Cape Palliser Lighthouse.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kaitoke Regional Park - Cross the swing bridge to access a loop track through virgin native podocarp-hardwood forest including Kahikatea trees over 1000 years old. Optional visit to Rivendell LOTR film site also available.
  • Remutaka Rail Trail - Kaitoke - Enjoy spectacular views from the summit of the Remutaka Ranges.
  • C’est Cheese -…
What's Included
  • Local accommodation or cruise ship pickup and drop-off
  • Included wine tasting fees
  • Transport in a private, air-conditioned vehicle
  • Live commentary during the tour
  • Expertise of a local driver guide
  • Dinner with a main course and a drink
  • Selection of alcoholic beverages
  • Lunch featuring a main dish and a drink
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

An experienced local guide will provide narration throughout this full-day tour, which includes a picturesque drive over the Remutaka Ranges, wine tastings at some of Martinborough’s wineries, lunch at a vineyard restaurant, and a trip to the southern Wairarapa coast. There you’ll explore the raw coastal town of Ngawi, see the largest permanent seal…

Location
Wellington isite Visitor Information Centre
Wakefield Street
Tour departs from the Tour Pick Up Zone opposite and/ or in front of the Amora Hotel next to the Wellington i-SITE at 1000. Please be advised your pickup time may vary if you wish to be picked up at a specific destination, please confirm it with Zozo Travel at least 24 hours before departure.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Eileen_e
Sep 1, 2024
Wine and wind through Wellington to Martinborough - Phil at Zozo's travel provided an awesome day for us! He is so thoughtful and listens to his clients, and was able to provide us with a lovely day of wine tasting, delicious food, beautiful scenery, and pleasant conversations. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and would recommend Phil highly.
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Annabelle
Jul 29, 2024
A day full of experiences! - I had the best time on this tour!! It was so lovely to leave the city and see the beautiful scenery on the way to the coast. There were plenty of stops and so many experiences to take part in.
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376kj
Jul 13, 2024
A wonderful day out - Such a lovely day! Philip was fun and interesting, the landscape was gorgeous, the food was excellent, and the views entrancing.
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Vashti_k
Jun 30, 2024
Lots of fun experiences in one day - The lunch and wine tasting at Poppies, the seals at sunset and our excellent tour guide. We had a really fun day with lots of laughs and interesting facts.
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Voyage16704754481
Jun 10, 2024
Fabulous full day trip - Phil was a fantastic tour guide with lots of local knowledge and passion for the local countryside and communities. The food and wines were delicious and the scenery stunning. We saw many seals on the coastal road. The climb up the steps to the lighthouse was a bit tough but well worth it. A fabulous day.
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James
Jun 2, 2024
All-Around Lovely Tour with an Excellent Guide! - Really a lovely balanced tour. The itinerary had a wonderful mix of activity and food/wine tasting. You start with getting out on a 45 min walking trail, where you get some insight into the flora of a Wairarapa forest along the way. The gentle walk is a great way to work up an appetite for the next delicious foodie stops - an organic cheese shop in Featherston and Poppies vineyard in Martinborough. Towards the end of the tour you go on some really picturesque stops along the coast. On one of them you can get a close view of a huge group of cute seals. The tour guide, Phil, was excellent. Knowledgeable, kind, and very funny! He even went out of his way drop us at a hotel we booked seperate to the tour, and returned our chocolate/cheese bought from one of the stops that we forgot in the van.
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David_r
May 26, 2024
What a Great Day - We had a great time on the tour. We had Phil as a guide and we found him entertaining and informative. We particularly loved seeing the seals, the Chocolate stop and the Lunch. Thank you Phil. Can't wait to do another one of your tours.
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Amandaclair_g
May 13, 2024
Fun day out - Michael was a wonderful guide and made the day such fun with lots of laughs! Each stop added something to the tour. The platter at Poppies was amazing, the wines were great and the dinner stop was cozy warm and had great food and service. One of the highlights was definitely being able to see the seals in their natural habitat - would definitely recommend
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Pollyak2016
Apr 22, 2024
A fun and scenic tour with lots of delicious food! - My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our day. We had opportunities to try marvelous food in charming shops and wineries, and saw many beautiful and wild places far off the beaten track. Included were some short walks in a variety of lovely terrains, and views of sea lions and many native birds. Our guide, Phil, was friendly, attentive, and provided loads of great information. The small size group meant we had time to chat with others also interested in this kind of experience. It was a terrific tour in every way.
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Dean
May 18, 2024
Highly Recommend - The tour was great - Phil was engaging, knowledgable and entertaining. The chocolate shop was lovely, the winery was beautiful and the lighthouse/seal were special. The bus was comfortable, plenty of room and the scenery was spectacular - it was great to see a different side to Wellington. My only negative and it really is not a negative is that as we were only here for a couple of days and busy on tours so we had to say no to the cheese as I could not take it home with me when I left New Zealand. Great job Phil - we had a lovely day!!!
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From $210
up to 11 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).